“No women, no children”: Matt Damon Revealed About His ‘Craziest’ Experience When He Went to Watch a Soccer Game in Argentina
Matt Damon is a renowned actor in the entertainment industry. He is currently in the headlines for being part of Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated film Oppenheimer. Damon stands out as a well-known star with a distinctive interest in sports in the affluent world of Hollywood.
The Good Will Hunting star is a passionate and dedicated actor on-screen with many successful movies and is a crazy sports fan off-screen. His off-screen passion for other sports has caught many people’s attention. Every sports fan wishes to watch a live match. The 52-year-old is the same, and in an interview, he shared the most bizarre sporting event he had ever been to. The match took place in Argentina in 2008 against Boca Juniors.
Matt Damon shares his craziest sporting event experience
Matt Damon stands out in the industry with his passion for sports. The actor is a sports buff who loves to watch matches live. Damon was raised in Boston, Massachusetts, where he developed a lifelong passion for sports. The actor was greatly influenced by the Boston Red Sox, the city’s adored baseball team. As a young boy, he constantly watched games with his family, and with time, his passion for the game only grew.
On the show Hot Ones, the 52-year-old shared the craziest sporting event he has ever attended. He revealed it was a Boca Juniors match in Argentina in 2008. The actor was in Argentina spending the holidays with his family since his wife, Luciana Barroso, is from Argentina.
The Martian actor intended to attend the game, but he got absurd advice from Barroso’s uncle. He revealed,
“I said to my wife’s uncle, ‘Hey, can we go to this game?’ And he got very serious and said, ‘We can go, we can go … no women, no children.’”
Damon was initially taken aback but eventually understood what his uncle really meant. He further described the seating arrangement of the stadium and added,
“We had to go through three police checkpoints. There were fences with barbed wire, I mean, it was totally crazy. There were policemen in riot gear. If this were the field, people were sitting here and here. From both sides. But there was no one sitting here, in the best seats. Because that was a place where people could throw things and hit themselves.”
The experience of Matt Damon goes beyond what happens in the game. After the game, supporters of the losing team were exiting the stadium. Damon believed that now would be the ideal time for them to depart. He was kept at the stadium for an additional 45 minutes following the game.
Matt Damon promised his wife of taking a break from acting
Over the last couple of years, Matt Damon has been busy due to his back-to-back projects. From starring in Air, The Last Duel, and Stillwater to making a cameo in the films Thor: Love and Thunder and No Sudden Move, Damon has been part of various projects.
While promoting Oppenheimer, The Ford V Ferrari actor, confessed he promised his wife during the couple’s therapy of taking time off from acting. However, he had to change his decision as Christopher Nolan called him to cast in the sci-fi epic drama.
The 52-year-old plays General Leslie Groves, who played a pivotal role in the Manhattan Project. He was a lieutenant general in the US Army and worked with J. Robert Oppenheimer to build the deadly weapon.
Oppenheimer is available in theaters worldwide.
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